Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times

Magnitude 5.2 PAPUA, INDONESIA
Monday, May 02, 2011 at 15:42:36 UTC

Theoretical P-wave Travel Times

This map shows the predicted (theoretical) travel times, in minutes, of the compressional (P) wave from the earthquake location to points around the globe. The travel times are computed using the spherically-symmetric IASP91 reference earth velocity model. The heavy black lines shown are the approximate distances to the P-wave shadow zone (103 to 140 degrees).

Theoretical P-Wave Travel Times
City Distance
(degrees)
Travel Time
(min:secs)
Arrival Time
UTC
Phase
Agana, Guam 19.06 4:21.515:46:57.5P
Brisbane, Australia 29.34 6:01.815:48:37.8P
Tokyo, Japan 38.98 7:25.215:50:01.2P
Beijing, China 46.41 8:25.515:51:01.5P
Wellington, New Zealand 51.72 9:06.215:51:42.2P
Kathmandu, Nepal 57.23 9:46.315:52:22.3P
Honolulu, Hawaii 69.7111:08.915:53:44.9P
Anchorage, Alaska 85.5612:37.315:55:13.3P
Moscow, Russia 97.0713:30.915:56:06.9P
Nairobi, Kenya 98.5013:37.315:56:13.3Pdiff
Seattle, Washington 100.6813:47.015:56:23.0Pdiff
San Francisco, California 101.6313:51.215:56:27.2Pdiff
Los Angeles, California 105.3714:07.815:56:43.8Pdiff
Palmer Station, Antarctica 107.7714:18.415:56:54.4Pdiff
Phoenix, Arizona 110.5514:30.815:57:06.8Pdiff
Bergen, Norway 111.6614:35.715:57:11.7Pdiff
Golden, Colorado 114.4714:48.215:57:24.2Pdiff
Albuquerque, New Mexico 114.6214:48.815:57:24.9Pdiff
Rome, Italy 116.3214:56.415:57:32.4Pdiff
London, England 119.3815:10.015:57:46.0Pdiff
Duluth, Minnesota 120.3115:14.115:57:50.1Pdiff
Wichita, Kansas 120.9215:16.815:57:52.8Pdiff
Mexico City, Mexico 124.4015:32.315:58:08.3Pdiff
Brownsville, Texas 124.5515:32.915:58:08.9Pdiff
St. Louis, Missouri 125.5815:37.515:58:13.5Pdiff
Ottawa, Canada 129.9915:57.115:58:33.1Pdiff
Knoxville, Tennessee 130.4515:59.115:58:35.1Pdiff
Bangor, Maine 133.5316:12.815:58:48.8Pdiff
Washington, D.C. 133.8916:14.415:58:50.4Pdiff
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 134.2216:15.915:58:51.9Pdiff
New York, New York 134.2916:16.215:58:52.2Pdiff
Boston, Massachusetts 134.5116:17.115:58:53.1Pdiff
Miami, Florida 139.1816:37.915:59:13.9Pdiff
Lima, Peru 144.2817:00.515:59:36.5Pdiff
San Juan, Puerto Rico 154.0719:51.516:02:27.5PKPdf

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Preliminary Earthquake Report
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